The latest from SETICC

Written by Felice Munroe, Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program Advocate There is a particular kind of silence that follows sexual violence. Not the silence of peace, but the silence of confusion. The silence of replaying moments over and over in your mind trying to determine if what happened to you was “bad enough” to count. The silence of wondering whether your pain is valid because your story does not resemble the versions of rape society has taught us to recognize. For ma

On surviving violence, carrying guilt, and learning to put down what was never ours to carry. Written by Felice Munroe, Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program Advocate There are some things a survivor learns to carry so quietly that, after a while, she forgets she is carrying them at all. Shame. Guilt. Fear. The constant question of whether she could have done something differently. Whether she should have known. Whether she should have fought harder. Whether she should have left

This blog post was written by Chief Doug Gill for the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board. Both Chief Gill and the Board have given SETICC permission to post it here. That is the most honest place I can start, because anything less would feel like I'm pretending. And I've spent most of my life being the steady one, the strong one, the one others look to when everything is falling apart. So when I say I'm tired, it's not defeat-it's truth. You were my strength. The founda

We are incredibly grateful for the community that makes up SETICC. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: to grow trauma-informed services through collaboration and education while raising awareness of the impact of trauma and the importance of trauma-informed practices. It sounds simple, doesn't it? In reality, creating meaningful change takes an entire community—and ours is truly amazing. As we look back on the first half of this calendar year, we're excited to share just a f

What a perfect month to celebrate mental health! As we delight in leaving the cold winter months behind us, we can rejoice in spring and all it brings—new growth, blooming flowers, singing birds, and longer days with shorter nights. Spring reminds us that brighter days are ahead and that the cold darkness of winter is temporary. Just like the seasons in Ohio, our mental health can fluctuate, too. Some seasons are harder than others. Whether we are dealing with trauma, loss, o

As we move into spring, I’m starting to see the first signs of rebirth- bright green chives popping through mud, small yellow and white flowers emerging from the woods. When I see these new buds of spring that will soon turn into flourishing gardens and forests, I’m reminded of the cycles of life. That unfortunately there is inevitable pain that requires our collective attention and care, as well as constant change. Like the delicate first blooms of spring, children and adole